US president claims ‘great progress’ with Russian leader although meeting in Alaska does not yield agreement to pause war. What we know on day 1,270

  • Donald Trump has put the onus on Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to reach a ceasefire with Russia after the US leader held direct talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska on Friday.

  • Trump said the direct talks with Putin on Friday did not yield an agreement to pause the war in Ukraine, though he claimed “great progress” during the nearly three-hour-long summit

  • Putin, speaking through an interpreter, suggested the two leaders had hammered out “an understanding

      • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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        9 days ago

        As always. That’s why I think that even a ceasefire will not happen.

        So what was the meeting about?

        two leaders had hammered out “an understanding

        My guess is that Trump explained that he will escalate the war unless Putin retreats soon.